Improving the Quality of International Ethnobotany Research and Publications

A poor quality of the presentation of the science indicates that the author lacks something: writing skills, fluency in the language being used, concern about quality, positive models of quality writing, or a variety of related attributes. There are many different writing styles and good authors learn what works for them and what does not. For the rest of us, template formats are useful for the organization of our work in order to provide clear presentations. Appendix 2 is a simple procedural template that if followed will overcome many structural problems seen in manuscripts rejected for publication. When combined with the advice in Appendix 1, this should produce a good publication if the research itself was conducted well.